First Generation College Goers

First Generation College Goers The article by Liz Riggs “First Generation College-Goers” is primarily about the perceived struggles of people who are the first in their families to attend College. The issues of a first-generation student tend to involve financial burdens and being behind academically compared to others. While colleges may accept these students, they are far less likely to graduate on time or at all compared to their peers. Most of these students are unaware of the resources that are available to help them and even when going out of the way to prepare for college are often surprised by the actualities of college life. Students tend to opt for cheaper local institutions because they cannot afford any better, they are close by, …show more content…
She even gives examples of various students helped by such programs but any detailed information about these organizations are left out making their effectiveness hard to pin point. The example of Chelsea Jones is given, she is a student who did not understand how to get on a path to college and “became involved with a college-access program through Princeton” (Riggs 15). No explanation to how she became involved with this is given leaving one to wonder if there was so little help out there for her then how she became a part of it. “First Generation College-Goers” is a well-intentioned mess filled with flaws and assumptions. The point of the article is not always effective or even clear. It is about the struggles of being a first-generation college student but, the audience does not seem to be this struggling student, the colleges themselves, or organizations designed to help them. It offers no solutions to the problem or help to the students facing the problem. It only serves to say being a first generation student is hard. Which one could assume on their own without the help of this